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CHICAGO – A leading group of pediatricians says teenagers need access to birth control and emergency contraception (search), not the abstinence-only (search) approach to sex education favored by religious groups and President Bush. The recommendations are part of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ updated teen pregnancy policy. “Even though there …

LOS ANGELES – PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. (PHS) said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by UnitedHealth Group (UNH), one of the nation’s largest health insurers, in an $8.1 billion deal. PacifiCare will become a subsidiary of UnitedHealth, which provides products and services to more than 55 million Americans. …

LOS ANGELES – Norman Whitfield (search), who co-wrote a slew of R&B hits such as “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” (search), has been sentenced to six months of home detention and fined $25,000 for failing to report more than $4 million in income …